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Follow-up questions for persons unemployed on all the 7 days of the week (i.e., code 1 in col. 23 of bl. 5.3) Srl. no. as in col. 1, block 5.3 This block is meant for collecting information on persons who are found to be unemployed on all the seven days of the week preceding the date of survey, i.e., for those persons with entry 1 in column (23) of block 5.3. Information to be recorded in this block broadly includes their present spell of unemployment and particulars of last employment for those who are unemployed on all the 7 days of the week but were ever employed. The serial number of persons with code 1 in column (23) of block 5.3 will be copied in columns (1) in the same order as they appear in block 5.3.

Follow-up questions for persons unemployed on all the 7 days of the week (i.e., code 1 in col. 23 of bl. 5.3) Age ( yrs. ) as in col. 2, block 5.3 The age of person with code 1 in column (23) of block 5.3 will be copied in column (2) in the same order as they appear in block 5.3.

Follow-up questions for persons unemployed on all the 7 days of the week (i.e., code 1 in col. 23 of bl. 5.3) Duration of present spell of unemployment (code) The spell of unemployment means the continuous period for which the person remains unemployed. The present spell will, therefore, refer to the period starting from the day the person became unemployed to the survey date, without any change in his/ her activity status. In the case of persons who are first entrants to the labour force, the present spell will be equal to the entire length of unemployment starting from the day such person joins the labour force, i.e., the day since when he/ she was seeking/ available for work. For those who had any previous employment, the present spell will be the period starting from the day they were seeking or available for work after loosing their last employment to the survey date. The spell will be recorded in terms of codes indicating various durations as follows: duration code duration code only 1 week…………………….. 1 more than 2 months to 3 months…. 5 More than 1 week to 2 weeks…… 2 more than 3 months to 6 months…. 6 More than 2 weeks to 1 month….. 3 more than 6 months to 12 months… 7 More than 1 month to 2 months…. 4 more than 12 months……………… 8